The greatest casualty of our education system? Poetry. Either you’re from an older generation and you know a few lines by heart – whether or not you remember what they mean – or you’re younger, and ...

Poetry gives voice to those who find it hard to concoct emotional speeches. As readers, we also feel attached to those ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for when you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Boston-born, Richmond-raised Edgar Allan Poe is one of the ...

A new anthology highlights the charms and drawbacks of very brief verse. By Elisa Gabbert I remember where I was when I first read two short poems. One, Margaret Atwood’s “You Fit Into Me” (“you fit ...